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Chapter 877: One More Look and It Will Explode
"Hmph, another victory without suspense."
Putting away his cards, Kaiba arrogantly raised his head and looked down with his nostrils at the Mysterious Person who was slumped in defeat after **Blue-Eyes Ultimate Dragon**'s Lethal Five Consecutive Attacks.
"Damn it, this wasn't the result I planned at all! Why did I put so many counter cards in my Deck, yet I still couldn't defeat you, Kaiba Seto!"
"You bastard aren't even looking at me properly!" Raising his head and finding that Kaiba couldn't even be bothered to look at him, That Person was extremely angry.
Although Kaiba did have a blast using **Blue-Eyes Ultimate Dragon** in this Duel, deep down he still felt somewhat unsatisfied.
The kind of Duel he wanted was one where both players went full power, calculating back and forth against each other, solving the puzzles the opponent left behind, and finally ending the Duel with an overwhelming offensive after a series of struggles. Only that kind of Duel could satisfy him.
As for the uninvited guy who was his opponent this time, although he said he was filled with counter cards, he only drew one **Buster Blader** from beginning to end. It was clear he wasn't a True Duelist at all. After all, how could a True Duelist rely on data? Selectively, Kaiba forgot that he himself had often used Hayato's and Yugi's Duel data for simulation duels before.
Furthermore, the countering aspect of **Buster Blader** was honestly just so-so. It only increased ATK, negated monster effects, and locked attacks. From Kaiba's personal experience, it couldn't compare at all to the various insidious tactics Hayato had used, for example, **Mind Crush** destroying **Blue-Eyes White Dragon** in the Hand, **Deck Devastation Virus** chaining to destroy **Blue-Eyes White Dragon**, and so on.
Turning around, Kaiba's voice was full of contempt and disdain: "Hmph, I never have the habit of remembering losers' names. Being defeated by me once means you can never defeat me again. My genius brain only holds the Future; there's no Space for bothersome losers."
"Normally, I might investigate where this unaccountable guy who blocked me came from, but now I don't have any free time. This completely unsatisfying Duel has wasted me quite some time. Now, I'm going to find Keipei."
Saying this, Kaiba stepped forward, about to leave. He didn't even turn back to look at the Mysterious Person he had defeated, not even one glance, as if looking at him again would cause an explosion.
But precisely because Kaiba couldn't even be bothered to look at him again and even spoke words of mockery, the Mysterious Person gritting his teeth stood up angrily and was about to pounce on Kaiba: "How can a Person like you have such a narrow mind! A Person like you, I will correct you!"
Kaiba's brow furrowed, and he immediately got ready, just waiting for the opponent to rush behind him before elegantly kicking out a spinning back kick. But what he didn't expect was that guy had only stepped two steps before stopping again. This wasn't because he feared Kaiba, but because someone pulled back his raised Hand.
Only to see a Person also wearing a black robe and a hood, whose appearance couldn't be seen, with only their chin visible, suddenly appeared. Silently pulled That Person's Hand. The guy who Dueled Kaiba moved several times but couldn't shake off the opponent.
Kaiba turned around in surprise, because he had always failed to notice where this suddenly appearing guy had been standing before. Where exactly did the opponent come from? Also, this guy's size...
Although the black cloth blocked the opponent's specific figure and appearance, height fundamentally couldn't be faked. The height of the second Person who appeared seemed a bit tall. Kaiba estimated by line of sight that he must be around 1.95 meters tall, about the same height as that guy Hayato Kobayashi.
"That guy is!?" Not just Kaiba, Hayato and the others hiding in the dark were also very surprised that someone suddenly appeared. Where was the opponent before? If they didn't just arrive here, could it be that they were also hiding somewhere before, just like them?
After several struggles, he still couldn't shake off the opponent. Although the first Person was still angry, he also somewhat calmed down and said to the second Person: "I understand, next I won't be impulsive anymore, let go of me."
Hearing this, the second Person only then released their palm and let go of the opponent. And from these words, Kaiba also heard that these two guys dressed similarly were indeed a group; they knew each other.
"The Duel with you before can only be considered a personal grudge, but since I have already been defeated once, next, I won't talk about any code of honor anymore, Kaiba Seto." The slightly shorter Person said, lifting his hood, revealing a face that couldn't be recognized if thrown into a crowd. "I want to Duel you again, Kaiba Seto!"
"Hmph, boring. I won't repeat the same words. I have no need to accept a loser's challenge." Kaiba said, looking at the first Person with contempt, but was somewhat concerned about the other Person who appeared and remained silent.
He had already experienced the former's skill level just now. Just a third-rate Duelist with a fourth-rate Deck. But Kaiba's Duelist's intuition was reminding him again that That Person and his Companion seem like they are fundamentally not characters of the same skill level and needed to be slightly wary.
Hearing Kaiba's words, That Person sneered: "I'm not asking for your permission. You do have a way to refuse a normal Duel, but what you're about to face is a Dark Game! Furthermore, it's no longer one-on-one, but two-on-one!"
As That Person's voice fell, he suddenly pulled out a card from his robe and raised it above his head, shouting: "Everything is for That Individual!"
In an instant, from the card in his Hand, black energy suddenly expanded outwards, enveloping him and those two People together before Kaiba could even react.
In the suddenly expanded Dark Game domain, the Person who expanded the domain, after confirming there would no longer be any witnesses, said proudly: "Hehehe, very good, now you can't escape, can you, Kaiba Seto."
"Although you weren't our goal from the start, but who told you to walk so close to That Person? To prevent you from being troublesome, we will eliminate you here, and even the traces of your soul will be crushed in this Dark Game!"
"There's no need to talk about code of honor with Kaiba Seto. There's only one Person on the other side, let's take him together!"
Saying this, the shorter one unfolded his Duel Disk, about to start Dueling Kaiba again. And Kaiba also frowned and took out the Deck he had just put away.
Although he said that someone he had defeated once had no possibility of being remembered by him again, this didn't mean he would underestimate this so-called "Dark Game" initiated by the shorter one. After all, this is two-on-one, especially since the other Person gave him a very dangerous feeling.
However, caution is caution. Kaiba still had the confidence that he would inevitably achieve victory again. After all, he had said he would absolutely not lose again before defeating Hayato and Yugi. The reason he was frowning and feeling annoyed was that a two-on-one would absolutely take up quite a bit of time. What if Keipei can't find him, he wouldn't cry, would he?
The taller Person seemed like they were also about to raise their Duel Disk, but his movement suddenly paused. Looking at an area covered by darkness, he spoke for the first time: "No, it's not two-on-one. It is, two-on-two."
"Hoho, keen perception. You actually noticed me, noticed the arrival of me, Hayato Kobayashi?"
The voice that sounded caused Kaiba to turn and look. Only to see a golden light suddenly lit up in that patch of darkness. Hayato's figure appeared before the three People. The Millennium Ring on his chest was glowing with radiance.
"Hayato Kobayashi!?"
"Hayato Kobayashi?!"
"Hayato, Kobayashi..."
Hayato looked at the two People opposite. He didn't know the shorter one, and couldn't recognize the taller one either. Moreover, there were no obvious symbols on their bodies that could prove their identity. Not knowing the opponent's background, he looked at Kaiba and said: "Yo, Kaiba, you really have a lot of troubles, someone's targeting you again?"
"If possible, I don't want to get entangled in this kind of boring Duel. If it were Duelists like you or Mutou Yuugi, it might excite me."
Hearing Kaiba's words, Hayato retorted: "I didn't expect Yugi and I would actually have a day where we could be compared to Blue-Eyes in your heart. After all, you only feel your heart move for Blue-Eyes, right?"
"Hmph, cut the chatter. If you're just watching the drama, then you can leave. I don't have the habit of performing on a Stage for others' amusement." Rolling his eyes at Hayato, Kaiba turned back to look at the opponent, inserted his Deck into the Duel Disk, which automatically shuffled it.
At this moment, the shorter one opposite spoke again: "No, you are not allowed to leave, Hayato Kobayashi!"
"Originally, we were just planning to eliminate Kaiba Seto, but unexpectedly, we would encounter you, Hayato Kobayashi. Compared to Kaiba Seto, you are our True Duelist goal, and an existence that must be eradicated for That Individual." Revealing a grin, That Person raised his Duel Disk: "When you get to Hell, report my name!"
"Duel!"
"You—!" Seem like he was startled by the aura in That Person's words, Hayato raised an eyebrow and pointed at him with one Hand, didn't say anything for a long time, then suddenly turned his head again to look at Kaiba and asked: "What is this guy's name?"
"You actually plan to remember the name of such a nobody?" Kaiba glanced at Hayato and also retorted a rare sentence. Thinking for a moment, Kaiba said: "That Person just now seemed like he did report his name, but I have no interest in remembering it. Seemed like it was called Arithmetic..."
"It's Misawa, Hiroya Misawa!" The shorter one—Hiroya Misawa—said angrily: "That's too disrespectful, Kaiba Seto! I'll kill you, kill you!"
"Getting this angry just because your name was called wrong, wouldn't Keipei be so angry he'd kill himself?" Although Hayato had some impression of the name "Misawa", he also remembered it seemed like the name of a small City. Someone named Misawa or something, is there such a Person? If I don't remember, then there isn't, hmm.
"Then what about you? Since we're having a Dark Game, reporting your name is basic, right?" Hayato took out his Deck and inserted it into the Duel Disk, standing beside Kaiba and looking at the Person opposite who was about the same height as himself.
Hearing Hayato's words, That Person had no reaction, just placed his Hand on the Deck that had finished shuffling and was inserted into the Duel Disk, seemed like he was preparing to draw a card, and had no plan of answering Hayato.
"Not planning to answer..." Hayato was slightly concerned about That Person, not for any other reason, just purely out of a subtle intuition. He didn't know why. But it doesn't matter, Dueling can resolve everything.
"Okay, this time we're Dueling. On the other side, one is fixated on Kaiba with his Dragon Type deck, desperately playing counter cards. The other Person, we don't know any information about. And our teammate is an idiot who only knows Beatdown."
Ignoring Kaiba's death glare, Hayato said to himself: "But it doesn't matter, the Deck we're playing this time has powerful adaptability to handle everything!"
"Duel!" X2
"Duel…"
Kaiba, Hayato, and that Mysterious Person shouted in unison. The three People together drew five cards. Then it was time for the familiar race to draw and claim the first turn.
Although Hiroya Misawa was also very sneaky, drawing five cards early and then waiting for Hayato and the others to draw their Hand so he could snatch the first turn, what he didn't expect was that as Hayato drew five cards from his Deck, the card on top of the Deck was actually ejected by the Duel Disk itself!
"Oh oh oh, this is the Bond of the Deck, the Deck's response to me!"
Although Hayato said this, Kaiba beside him directly revealed the truth: "Keipei's designed automatic search system actually has this kind of usage?! It can definitely be used next time."
"Damn it, why are you all so rich!" Hiroya Misawa, whose Duel Disk was just the standard version mass-produced by KaibaCorp with no additional functions, said somewhat enviously.
But no matter what, Hayato claimed the first turn.
[Hayato Kobayashi: 4000 LP, Hand 6]
[Hiroya Misawa: 4000 LP, Hand 5]
[Kaiba Seto: 4000 LP, Hand 5]
[?: 4000 LP, Hand 5]
"My turn, draw a card, although I already drew it." Glancing at the cards in his Hand, Hayato had a righteous expression: "A King's Duel must be entertainment. Unlike you guys who attempt to use Duel Monsters to damage others, I will use Duel Monsters to bring smiles to everyone!"
"Set five cards, end turn!"
Saying he wants to bring smiles to People, but Hayato's extremely skilled move of setting five cards at once to fill his Spell/Trap Zone instead proved that he clearly intended to bring "howls" of frustration to People.
"Five face-downs in the Spell/Trap Zone. Your move." Looking at Hiroya Misawa, whose expression on his face had frozen, Hayato said with a pleased expression.
"Hmph, another victory without suspense."
Putting away his cards, Kaiba arrogantly raised his head and looked down with his nostrils at the Mysterious Person who was slumped in defeat after **Blue-Eyes Ultimate Dragon**'s Lethal Five Consecutive Attacks.
"Damn it, this wasn't the result I planned at all! Why did I put so many counter cards in my Deck, yet I still couldn't defeat you, Kaiba Seto!"
"You bastard aren't even looking at me properly!" Raising his head and finding that Kaiba couldn't even be bothered to look at him, That Person was extremely angry.
Although Kaiba did have a blast using **Blue-Eyes Ultimate Dragon** in this Duel, deep down he still felt somewhat unsatisfied.
The kind of Duel he wanted was one where both players went full power, calculating back and forth against each other, solving the puzzles the opponent left behind, and finally ending the Duel with an overwhelming offensive after a series of struggles. Only that kind of Duel could satisfy him.
As for the uninvited guy who was his opponent this time, although he said he was filled with counter cards, he only drew one **Buster Blader** from beginning to end. It was clear he wasn't a True Duelist at all. After all, how could a True Duelist rely on data? Selectively, Kaiba forgot that he himself had often used Hayato's and Yugi's Duel data for simulation duels before.
Furthermore, the countering aspect of **Buster Blader** was honestly just so-so. It only increased ATK, negated monster effects, and locked attacks. From Kaiba's personal experience, it couldn't compare at all to the various insidious tactics Hayato had used, for example, **Mind Crush** destroying **Blue-Eyes White Dragon** in the Hand, **Deck Devastation Virus** chaining to destroy **Blue-Eyes White Dragon**, and so on.
Turning around, Kaiba's voice was full of contempt and disdain: "Hmph, I never have the habit of remembering losers' names. Being defeated by me once means you can never defeat me again. My genius brain only holds the Future; there's no Space for bothersome losers."
"Normally, I might investigate where this unaccountable guy who blocked me came from, but now I don't have any free time. This completely unsatisfying Duel has wasted me quite some time. Now, I'm going to find Keipei."
Saying this, Kaiba stepped forward, about to leave. He didn't even turn back to look at the Mysterious Person he had defeated, not even one glance, as if looking at him again would cause an explosion.
But precisely because Kaiba couldn't even be bothered to look at him again and even spoke words of mockery, the Mysterious Person gritting his teeth stood up angrily and was about to pounce on Kaiba: "How can a Person like you have such a narrow mind! A Person like you, I will correct you!"
Kaiba's brow furrowed, and he immediately got ready, just waiting for the opponent to rush behind him before elegantly kicking out a spinning back kick. But what he didn't expect was that guy had only stepped two steps before stopping again. This wasn't because he feared Kaiba, but because someone pulled back his raised Hand.
Only to see a Person also wearing a black robe and a hood, whose appearance couldn't be seen, with only their chin visible, suddenly appeared. Silently pulled That Person's Hand. The guy who Dueled Kaiba moved several times but couldn't shake off the opponent.
Kaiba turned around in surprise, because he had always failed to notice where this suddenly appearing guy had been standing before. Where exactly did the opponent come from? Also, this guy's size...
Although the black cloth blocked the opponent's specific figure and appearance, height fundamentally couldn't be faked. The height of the second Person who appeared seemed a bit tall. Kaiba estimated by line of sight that he must be around 1.95 meters tall, about the same height as that guy Hayato Kobayashi.
"That guy is!?" Not just Kaiba, Hayato and the others hiding in the dark were also very surprised that someone suddenly appeared. Where was the opponent before? If they didn't just arrive here, could it be that they were also hiding somewhere before, just like them?
After several struggles, he still couldn't shake off the opponent. Although the first Person was still angry, he also somewhat calmed down and said to the second Person: "I understand, next I won't be impulsive anymore, let go of me."
Hearing this, the second Person only then released their palm and let go of the opponent. And from these words, Kaiba also heard that these two guys dressed similarly were indeed a group; they knew each other.
"The Duel with you before can only be considered a personal grudge, but since I have already been defeated once, next, I won't talk about any code of honor anymore, Kaiba Seto." The slightly shorter Person said, lifting his hood, revealing a face that couldn't be recognized if thrown into a crowd. "I want to Duel you again, Kaiba Seto!"
"Hmph, boring. I won't repeat the same words. I have no need to accept a loser's challenge." Kaiba said, looking at the first Person with contempt, but was somewhat concerned about the other Person who appeared and remained silent.
He had already experienced the former's skill level just now. Just a third-rate Duelist with a fourth-rate Deck. But Kaiba's Duelist's intuition was reminding him again that That Person and his Companion seem like they are fundamentally not characters of the same skill level and needed to be slightly wary.
Hearing Kaiba's words, That Person sneered: "I'm not asking for your permission. You do have a way to refuse a normal Duel, but what you're about to face is a Dark Game! Furthermore, it's no longer one-on-one, but two-on-one!"
As That Person's voice fell, he suddenly pulled out a card from his robe and raised it above his head, shouting: "Everything is for That Individual!"
In an instant, from the card in his Hand, black energy suddenly expanded outwards, enveloping him and those two People together before Kaiba could even react.
In the suddenly expanded Dark Game domain, the Person who expanded the domain, after confirming there would no longer be any witnesses, said proudly: "Hehehe, very good, now you can't escape, can you, Kaiba Seto."
"Although you weren't our goal from the start, but who told you to walk so close to That Person? To prevent you from being troublesome, we will eliminate you here, and even the traces of your soul will be crushed in this Dark Game!"
"There's no need to talk about code of honor with Kaiba Seto. There's only one Person on the other side, let's take him together!"
Saying this, the shorter one unfolded his Duel Disk, about to start Dueling Kaiba again. And Kaiba also frowned and took out the Deck he had just put away.
Although he said that someone he had defeated once had no possibility of being remembered by him again, this didn't mean he would underestimate this so-called "Dark Game" initiated by the shorter one. After all, this is two-on-one, especially since the other Person gave him a very dangerous feeling.
However, caution is caution. Kaiba still had the confidence that he would inevitably achieve victory again. After all, he had said he would absolutely not lose again before defeating Hayato and Yugi. The reason he was frowning and feeling annoyed was that a two-on-one would absolutely take up quite a bit of time. What if Keipei can't find him, he wouldn't cry, would he?
The taller Person seemed like they were also about to raise their Duel Disk, but his movement suddenly paused. Looking at an area covered by darkness, he spoke for the first time: "No, it's not two-on-one. It is, two-on-two."
"Hoho, keen perception. You actually noticed me, noticed the arrival of me, Hayato Kobayashi?"
The voice that sounded caused Kaiba to turn and look. Only to see a golden light suddenly lit up in that patch of darkness. Hayato's figure appeared before the three People. The Millennium Ring on his chest was glowing with radiance.
"Hayato Kobayashi!?"
"Hayato Kobayashi?!"
"Hayato, Kobayashi..."
Hayato looked at the two People opposite. He didn't know the shorter one, and couldn't recognize the taller one either. Moreover, there were no obvious symbols on their bodies that could prove their identity. Not knowing the opponent's background, he looked at Kaiba and said: "Yo, Kaiba, you really have a lot of troubles, someone's targeting you again?"
"If possible, I don't want to get entangled in this kind of boring Duel. If it were Duelists like you or Mutou Yuugi, it might excite me."
Hearing Kaiba's words, Hayato retorted: "I didn't expect Yugi and I would actually have a day where we could be compared to Blue-Eyes in your heart. After all, you only feel your heart move for Blue-Eyes, right?"
"Hmph, cut the chatter. If you're just watching the drama, then you can leave. I don't have the habit of performing on a Stage for others' amusement." Rolling his eyes at Hayato, Kaiba turned back to look at the opponent, inserted his Deck into the Duel Disk, which automatically shuffled it.
At this moment, the shorter one opposite spoke again: "No, you are not allowed to leave, Hayato Kobayashi!"
"Originally, we were just planning to eliminate Kaiba Seto, but unexpectedly, we would encounter you, Hayato Kobayashi. Compared to Kaiba Seto, you are our True Duelist goal, and an existence that must be eradicated for That Individual." Revealing a grin, That Person raised his Duel Disk: "When you get to Hell, report my name!"
"Duel!"
"You—!" Seem like he was startled by the aura in That Person's words, Hayato raised an eyebrow and pointed at him with one Hand, didn't say anything for a long time, then suddenly turned his head again to look at Kaiba and asked: "What is this guy's name?"
"You actually plan to remember the name of such a nobody?" Kaiba glanced at Hayato and also retorted a rare sentence. Thinking for a moment, Kaiba said: "That Person just now seemed like he did report his name, but I have no interest in remembering it. Seemed like it was called Arithmetic..."
"It's Misawa, Hiroya Misawa!" The shorter one—Hiroya Misawa—said angrily: "That's too disrespectful, Kaiba Seto! I'll kill you, kill you!"
"Getting this angry just because your name was called wrong, wouldn't Keipei be so angry he'd kill himself?" Although Hayato had some impression of the name "Misawa", he also remembered it seemed like the name of a small City. Someone named Misawa or something, is there such a Person? If I don't remember, then there isn't, hmm.
"Then what about you? Since we're having a Dark Game, reporting your name is basic, right?" Hayato took out his Deck and inserted it into the Duel Disk, standing beside Kaiba and looking at the Person opposite who was about the same height as himself.
Hearing Hayato's words, That Person had no reaction, just placed his Hand on the Deck that had finished shuffling and was inserted into the Duel Disk, seemed like he was preparing to draw a card, and had no plan of answering Hayato.
"Not planning to answer..." Hayato was slightly concerned about That Person, not for any other reason, just purely out of a subtle intuition. He didn't know why. But it doesn't matter, Dueling can resolve everything.
"Okay, this time we're Dueling. On the other side, one is fixated on Kaiba with his Dragon Type deck, desperately playing counter cards. The other Person, we don't know any information about. And our teammate is an idiot who only knows Beatdown."
Ignoring Kaiba's death glare, Hayato said to himself: "But it doesn't matter, the Deck we're playing this time has powerful adaptability to handle everything!"
"Duel!" X2
"Duel…"
Kaiba, Hayato, and that Mysterious Person shouted in unison. The three People together drew five cards. Then it was time for the familiar race to draw and claim the first turn.
Although Hiroya Misawa was also very sneaky, drawing five cards early and then waiting for Hayato and the others to draw their Hand so he could snatch the first turn, what he didn't expect was that as Hayato drew five cards from his Deck, the card on top of the Deck was actually ejected by the Duel Disk itself!
"Oh oh oh, this is the Bond of the Deck, the Deck's response to me!"
Although Hayato said this, Kaiba beside him directly revealed the truth: "Keipei's designed automatic search system actually has this kind of usage?! It can definitely be used next time."
"Damn it, why are you all so rich!" Hiroya Misawa, whose Duel Disk was just the standard version mass-produced by KaibaCorp with no additional functions, said somewhat enviously.
But no matter what, Hayato claimed the first turn.
[Hayato Kobayashi: 4000 LP, Hand 6]
[Hiroya Misawa: 4000 LP, Hand 5]
[Kaiba Seto: 4000 LP, Hand 5]
[?: 4000 LP, Hand 5]
"My turn, draw a card, although I already drew it." Glancing at the cards in his Hand, Hayato had a righteous expression: "A King's Duel must be entertainment. Unlike you guys who attempt to use Duel Monsters to damage others, I will use Duel Monsters to bring smiles to everyone!"
"Set five cards, end turn!"
Saying he wants to bring smiles to People, but Hayato's extremely skilled move of setting five cards at once to fill his Spell/Trap Zone instead proved that he clearly intended to bring "howls" of frustration to People.
"Five face-downs in the Spell/Trap Zone. Your move." Looking at Hiroya Misawa, whose expression on his face had frozen, Hayato said with a pleased expression.
